Meanings
proverb
- idiomaticslangPeople who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions.
Synonyms: snitches get stitches and end up in ditches, snitches get stitches and wind up in ditches
Synonyms & antonyms
proverbPeople who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions.
Origin
Formed because of the rhyme between snitch and stitch.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch wie praat, die gaat
- wie praat, die gaatpeople who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions
Norwegian Bokmål sladrehank skal selv ha bank
- sladrehank skal selv ha bankpeople who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions
Polish kapusie kończą ze szwami
- kapusie kończą ze szwamipeople who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions
Portuguese vacilão morre cedo
- vacilão morre cedopeople who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions
Russian за стукачом топор гуляет
- за стукачом топор гуляет (za stukačom topor guljajet)people who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions
Spanish los soplones obtienen suturas
- los soplones obtienen suturaspeople who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions
Swedish golare har inga polare
- golare har inga polarepeople who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions
Tamil கெடுவான் கேடு நினைப்பான்
- கெடுவான் கேடு நினைப்பான் (keṭuvāṉ kēṭu niṉaippāṉ)people who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions
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APA
snitches get stitches. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snitches%20get%20stitches
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“snitches get stitches.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snitches%20get%20stitches. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snitches get stitches,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snitches%20get%20stitches.
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